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Tropes that show up primarily in anime and other Eastern animated works.

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• Accidental Pervert
• Action Girlfriend
• Adult Child
• Aloof Ally
• Aloof Big Brother
• Arrogant Kung Fu Guy
• Artificial Human
• Ascended Fanboy
• Author Avatar
• Badass Normal
• Big Brother Mentor
• Big Eater
• Bishonen
• Bokukko
• Bottle Fairy
• Bridge Bunnies
• Broken Bird
• Bromantic Foil
• Bruce Lee Clone
• But Not Too Foreign
• Cake Eater
• Cat Girl
• Chick Magnet
• The Chikan
• Chinese Girl
• Chinese People
• Chivalrous Pervert
• Christmas Cake
• Church Militant
• Class Representative
• Clingy Jealous Girl
• Club President
• Cool Big Sis
• Cool Old Guy
• Cordon Bleugh Chef
• Cosplay Otaku Girl
• Covert Pervert
• Creepy Twins
• Crossdresser
  • Gender Bender
  • Villainous Crossdresser
  • Wholesome Crossdresser
  • Bifauxnen
• Cute Ghost Girl
• Cute Mute
• Cute Shotaro Boy
• Cutesy Dwarf
• The Dandy
• Dark Skinned Blond
• Dark Skinned Redhead
• Delinquents
• Dirty Old Man
• Dissonant Serenity
• Dojikko
• Dreadful Musician
• Education Mama
• Elegant Gothic Lolita
• Emotionless Girl
• Enigmatic Minion
• Even The Girls Want Her
• Even The Guys Want Him
• Face Of A Thug
• Fake Ultimate Hero
• Fangirl
• The Fat Guy With The Big Lips And Pimply Nose
• Foreign Fanservice
• Forgotten Childhood Friend
• Gadgeteer Genius
• Genius Ditz
• Genki Girl
• Girl With Psycho Weapon
• Gonk
• Great Detective
• Handsome Lech
• Half Human Hybrid
• Half Identical Twins
• Harem Nanny
• Head Pet
• Heavy Sleeper
• Heir To The Dojo
• Hikikomori
• Hot Blooded
• Hot Mom
  • Hot Dad
• Huge Schoolgirl
• The Idiot From Osaka
• Idiot Hero
• Idol Singer
• Ill Girl
• Kawaiiko
• Keet
• Kid With The Leash
• Kichiku Megane
• The Kid With The Remote Control
• The Klutz
• Lethal Chef
• Lovable Sex Maniac
• Love Freak
• Magical Girl
  • Cute Witch
  • Dark Magical Girl
  • Magic Warrior
• Magical Girlfriend
• Magnetic Girlfriend
• Meganekko
• The Messiah
• Miko
• Mistress And Servant Boy
• Moe
• Morality Pet
• Mysterious Protector
• Ninja
  • Ninja Maid
• Noble Demon
• Oba-san
• Oblivious Younger Sibling
• Occidental Otaku
• Office Lady
• Ojou (Princess)
• One Note Cook
• Open Minded Parent
• Oracular Urchin
• Oranyan
• Ordinary High School Student
• Otaku
• Otaku Surrogate
• Outside Man Inside Man
• Oyaji Kid
• Panty Thief
• Person Of Mass Destruction
• Pervert Dad
• Pettanko
• Phantom Thief
• Proud Warrior Race Guy
• Psycho Supporter
• Red Oni Blue Oni
• Replacement Goldfish
• The Rival
  • Unknown Rival
• Robot Girl
• Ronin
• Sakura Girl
• Salaryman
• Samurai
  • Kendo Team Captain
  • Kid Samurai
  • The Shinsengumi
• Schoolgirl Lesbians
  • Psycho Lesbian
• Schoolgirl Rival
• School Newspaper Newshound
• Sexbot
• Shallow Love Interest
• The Short Guy With Glasses
• Shorttank
• Small Girl Big Gun
• Spaceship Girl
• The Stoic
  • Stoic Spectacles
• Student Council President
• Supreme Chef
• Takahashi Couple
• Tall Dark And Bishoujo
• Tall Dark And Snarky
• Temporary Love Interest
• The White Prince
• Third Person Person
• Those Two Guys
• Token Loli
• Tsundere
  • Kuudere
• Ugly Cute
• Uncanny Valley Girl
• Unflappable Guardian
• Unlucky Childhood Friend
• Unlucky Everydude
• Vegeta And Kakarot
• Weasel Mascot
• Well Excuse Me Princess
• White Haired Pretty Boy
• Winged Humanoid
• Worlds Strongest Man
• Wrench Wench
• Yakuza
• Yamato Nadeshiko
• Yandere
  • Yangire
• Yaoi Fangirl
• Yaoi Guys
  • Seme
  • Uke

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